Occupational Therapy Assistant
Department Chair: Ann Custer
The LBCC Occupational Therapy Assistant program is currently under development to become a two-year associate degree program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.
The program will use a hybrid delivery model for statewide distribution, with the didactic portion of the program delivered via distance technology to allow participation by students at remote sites, and the laboratory and clinical portions delivered locally and at partner sites.
The college is working toward a start date of September 2010. A group of 24 students will be admitted to each class, including students from other community colleges in Oregon who have agreed to participate.
Students will develop an understanding of occupational therapy theory and practice, including activity analysis and problem solving for helping clients meet their goals. Successful graduates will be eligible and prepared to sit for the national certification examination, and to function as entry-level occupational therapy assistants in a variety of settings.
Below is the planned class information. Please be aware that, as this is a developing program, there could be changes in any part of the sequence below.
For detailed timelines, application process and other information, please go the Occupational Therapy Assistant Bulletin at www.linnbenton.edu/go/forms and scroll to Special Admission Programs and the OTA Bulletin.
| OTA Program Course Sequence | ||
| Prior to Fall Term | ||
| PSG 276 | DE Strategies for Healthcare Programs | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| OTA 120 | Occupational Therapy Process I | 3 |
| OTA 140 | Activity Analysis I | 3 |
| BI 121 | Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| WR 121 | English Composition | 3 |
| Winter Term | ||
| OTA 130 | Occupational Therapy Process II | 3 |
| OTA 150 | Activity Analysis II | 3 |
| BI 122 | Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| PSY 215 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| ______ | [Speech] | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| OTA 135 | Early Childhood Theory & Practice | 5 |
| OTA 160 | Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| OTA 125 | Therapeutic Use of Self | 1 |
| PSY 219 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PE 231 | Lifetime Health & Fitness | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| OTA 145 | Adolescent & Young Adult Theory & Practice | 5 |
| OTA 160 | Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| OTA 220 | Middle & Older Adult Theory & Practice | 5 |
| OTA 160 | Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| ______ | [Cultural Diversity and Global Awareness Perspective] | 3 |
| ______ | [Science, Technology and Society Perspective] | 3 |
| Winter Term | ||
| OTA 240 | Administration & Management | 3 (compressed) |
| OTA 260 | Level II Fieldwork A | 10 |
| OTA 261 | Level II Fieldwork A Seminar | 1 |
| Spring Term | ||
| OTA 230 | Innovative Theory & Practice | 3 (compressed) |
| OTA 270 | Level II Fieldwork B | 10 |
| OTA 271 | Level II Fieldwork B Seminar | 1 |
| Total Program Credits = | 96 |
Students must complete Level II fieldwork within 18 months of completion of the didactic portion of the program. Students must fulfill all graduation requirements within 36 months of admission into the program.
Linn-Benton Community College's Occupational Therapy Assistant Program has applied for accreditation and been granted Developing Program Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA. Once accreditation of the program has been obtained, its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
